"Any Ol' Sunday" is a song written by Alfred McCrary and Linda McCrary of the family group,

The McCrarys The McCrarys are an American family gospel and R&B group best known for the songs "You" (featuring Stevie Wonder on harmonica), "Lost in Loving You," "Love on a Summer Night" and " Any Ol' Sunday" (later covered by Chaka Khan). In 2014, they ...

and released on their 1980

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album, '' Just for You''. A cover version by

Chaka Khan Yvette Marie Stevens (born March 23, 1953), better known by her stage name Chaka Khan ( ), is an American singer. Known as the " Queen of Funk", her career has spanned more than five decades beginning in the early 1970s as the lead vocalist of ...

was released as a single the following year as "Any Old Sunday" on the

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album, ''

What Cha' Gonna Do for Me ''What Cha' Gonna Do for Me'' is the third solo album by American R&B/funk singer Chaka Khan, released on Warner Bros. Records in 1981. It was certified gold by the RIAA. Overview Three singles were released from ''What Cha' Gonna Do'': the B ...

''. Chaka Khan's version was a hit on Billboard's R&B chart.

Legacy

More than three decades after its initial release, the song continues to be popular. Chaka Khan's version has been re-issued in various compilations. This includes the 2005 Warner Brothers Special Projects release, ''Natural High 4''.

Personnel

Original Version: *Linda McCrary –

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– Fender Rhodes *Charles W. Creath – Hammond B-3 *George Sopuch –

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*Derrick Schofield and Bill Maxwell –

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*Welton Gite –

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– Flugelhorn solo * Paulinho DaCosta – percussion *

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– producer Chaka Khan Version: *

–

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– producer

References

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